Has any one done it with thier steel panels?

I want to bringin more air for cooling and for the carb ..
I just dont know which route I want to go ..

How does this look cut along the line and fold down

 

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I did this about 5yrs ago and it has been hangin on the wall in the garage I think it will work good but just never got around putting it on the car. I will post pic in 1/2hr.

 

Here it is and my dog!

 

 

yikes that hole is huuuuuuuge. we're goin for somethin smaller, less of a billy the big mouth bass look

someone post a pic of that silver widebody with that nasty rally fog light front end everyone loves. its got little vents in the header panel that looks good

 

it's an idea.

 

*sigh*

 

lol... for some reason i found that funny

 

I still think lining the vents up with the bottoms of the headlamp openings would look good

 

I cut one big hole in the nosepanel. It's exactly the size of a 12a oil cooler. I was going to mount an oil cooler right behind the hole but then decided it was a bad idea since it is rather unprotected up there.

No pics but if you look at my avatar the hole is right where the white MAZDA sticker is, and is about 1" wider each side. With wire mesh behind it to keep stones out.

To make it flow best I removed the horn brackets and the 1" lip that is in the unibody a few inches behind the nosepanel. 4.5" angle grinder with cutoff disc went thru that lip like butter!

 

IT'S a real good idea... I never thought about that... that's a good way intead of getting a hood scoop... and its the COLDEST FRESHIEST AIR you can get.. Hmm...

 

ooh yeah... you can basically design your own openning... what suits you best...

 

I had just posted this on another thread...




Kind of copied the "ugly" gray widebody rally lamp car design.

 

man, that is a good idea. i think i am gonna take the header panel off of my parts car, and play around. any other pics out there for ideas?
jeff

 

Won't you get trouble with rain?

 

how would you have trouble with rain? all that does is expose more of the radiator

 

? Doesn't it flow above the radiatorshroud?

 

no

 

i was under the car today trying to rig up my oil cooler, got run off the road by an 18 wheeler that wanted the right lane and it got busted lose, any ways i was thinking of doing it for the extra air flow too

 

I like that ...did you fold the flaps down or completely cut if out?


Thanks guys for the pics,Im goig to do this...somehow..
I dont want to mess with the hood line and think this willwork beter...how about the pressure spots? You think it will be ok? I just need air inside the engine bay ..but maybe there should be an outlet?

 

just cut... not folded

 

Ummm....

How rice do you think if theres screen behind it?

I might fold,and use soem thin metal and rivit gun with some fiberglass.

I got my paint/body guy so happy cause thingsd are finally gettign somewhere with my car,he wants to buy back his GSL he sold recently for $400. which I got for him for 300.

Full Kaminari kit,RB intake,Holley carb,racing clutch ,LSD,
I was pissed he sold it with out telling me..but he sold it to a friend so maybe he can get it back ..

 

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Mark...

With your camera...I CANT SEE ****!

What does the backside look like?